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(No Model.)

W. s. SHAN'AHAN.

THILL COUPLING.

No. 295,440. Patented Mar. 18. 1884.

l/V VE/VTOI? A ffarney W/T/VESSES UNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE.

WINFIELD S. SHANAHAN, OF EAST OHATHAM, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDSTO SYLVESTER G. HULBERT, OF SAME PLACE, AND MONT G. CURTIS, OF TROY, NEWYORK.

THlLL-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,440, dated March18, 1884.

Application filed January 14, 1884. (No model.).

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, VVINFIELD S. SHANA- HAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at East Ghatham, in the county of Columbia and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inThill-Oouplings, of which the following is a specification,

reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to anti-rattlers for shaftcouplings for vehicles;and the object I have in view is to provide a double spring in the eyeofthe clip, for the purpose of more effectually preventing rattle andwear without materially increasing the cost of the device.

In the accompanying drawings, which make a part of this specification,Figure 1 repre sents partly a side and partly a sectionalview of myinvention, and Fig. 2 a detached perspective view of the spring in itsnormalposition.

In the figures, A represents a clip, by means of and through which theshaft-irons of a vefitted in the eye of the enlargement D after havingbeen surrounded with a spring metallic band, F. This block E is providedwith a rectangular opening, a, and the metallic spring F, aftersurrounding the said block, has its ends inserted in said opening a, andreaching to its bottom, as represented. The spring F is made larger thanthe eye, and is compressed in order to enter the same. After entering,its ends press against the sides of the opening in the block E, andassist in expanding it and keeping it .tight in the eye. The shaft israised to allow the bar 0 to enter the opening a. When it is lowered,the bar is caught and secured in the block E, as is usual in this classv of coupling devices.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The block E, formed of any suitable elastic substance, and surroundedby a metallic spring, F, in combination with an axle-clip and shaft-ironof a vehicle, the several parts being constructed substantially as andfor the purpose set forth. i

2. The block E, provided with a rectangular opening, a, and surrounded.-with a metallic spring, the ends of which project into the said openingfor the purpose of keeping the block distended, substantially asspecified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VIN FIELD S. SHANAHAN.

Witnesses:

SYLvEsTER (J. HULBERT, ELIHU KIRBY.

